Question about API rate limit per IP address

[KellyVega]

Hi all, new developer here. I have a question about the API rate limits mentioned here, specifically the limit per IP address.



I'm thinking about using Cloudflare Workers for my app. These use specific IP ranges. The app will involve an initial import of (potentially) thousands of items per user, and keeping them in sync with a third-party system thereafter.

Given the limit per IP address, does this mean that if more app developers were to use Cloudflare Workers we would all be sharing the same 5,000 req/min pool?

Regardless of hosting solution, does the limit per IP address mean the amount of users you can serve with your app is (theoretically) capped? Or does it mean 5,000 req/min per account?

The only post/comment I was able to find about this was this one, but doesn't answer my question.

[RoderickHensley]

Regarding Cloudfare, I am told Cloudflare workers get IPs from the pool based on location and some other criteria, so you might have an issue with that. But you should double-check the specifics with Cloudfare's team.

[maurive1241]

I had the same issue and it turned out the rate limit wasn't the real bottleneck—my issue was a process acting like a Stresser by sending lots of unnecessary duplicate requests in bursts. Once I set proper intervals and handled retries better, things smoothed out. If your setup spams requests too fast without logic, even with a decent rate limit, you'll hit problems fast.